CheckbookBudget line

What has the City spent on Operating Expense?

$34K across 145 payments, September 6, 2017 to April 14, 2026 — 55 purchase orders and 12 vendors, run by Mayor.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: OPERATING EXPENSE

Spans more than one contract

This budget line has run for 6 fiscal years across 55 separate purchase orders. A single payment in the register shows none of that — the commitment outlives any one order, and the orders are how it gets renewed.

$34KTotal spent
55Purchase orders
12Vendors
29%Largest vendor's share

Spending by fiscal year

FY2017-18
$7K
FY2018-19
$14K
FY2019-20
$6K
FY2020-21
$901
FY2021-22
$3K
FY2025-26
$3K

Who was paid

Under which orders

The 40 largest of 55 purchase orders booked to this line.

1 payment · June 5, 2018 to June 5, 2018

3 payments · November 19, 2019 to November 19, 2019

4 payments · October 19, 2018 to October 25, 2018

7 payments · September 17, 2018 to September 17, 2018

1 payment · March 2, 2026 to March 2, 2026

2 payments · December 6, 2021 to December 6, 2021

5 payments · August 2, 2018 to August 2, 2018

2 payments · October 5, 2018 to October 5, 2018

2 payments · September 6, 2017 to September 6, 2017

3 payments · July 16, 2018 to July 16, 2018

7 payments · July 27, 2018 to July 27, 2018

7 payments · July 16, 2018 to July 16, 2018

5 payments · July 30, 2018 to July 30, 2018

1 payment · December 11, 2017 to December 11, 2017

4 payments · July 12, 2018 to July 12, 2018

4 payments · July 12, 2018 to July 12, 2018

2 payments · December 13, 2021 to December 13, 2021

6 payments · February 20, 2026 to February 20, 2026

7 payments · April 30, 2020 to April 30, 2020

1 payment · September 6, 2018 to September 6, 2018

4 payments · March 11, 2021 to March 16, 2021

1 payment · August 6, 2018 to August 6, 2018

3 payments · March 11, 2021 to March 11, 2021

2 payments · July 18, 2019 to July 18, 2019

2 payments · July 1, 2020 to August 13, 2020

6 payments · July 26, 2021 to July 26, 2021

2 payments · July 23, 2021 to July 23, 2021

2 payments · July 23, 2021 to July 23, 2021

2 payments · January 4, 2019 to January 4, 2019

2 payments · January 28, 2019 to January 28, 2019

2 payments · March 26, 2019 to March 26, 2019

1 payment · September 17, 2018 to September 17, 2018

5 payments · July 25, 2019 to July 25, 2019

9 payments · November 14, 2018 to November 15, 2018

1 payment · March 11, 2021 to March 11, 2021

1 payment · December 13, 2019 to December 13, 2019

1 payment · December 13, 2019 to December 13, 2019

1 payment · February 12, 2020 to February 12, 2020

1 payment · October 15, 2019 to October 15, 2019

1 payment · November 8, 2019 to November 8, 2019

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Grouped by account_name, the budget line a payment is booked against — populated on every row, and the most useful field for understanding what a payment actually bought. Back to the checkbook.